The
EPA
has
developed
tools
to
help
individuals
reduce
household
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
These
tools
are
designed
for
individuals
who
want
to
take
action
and
for
businesses
and
organizations
interested
in
reaching
their
employees
and
members
about
what
they
can
do
at
home
to
help
protect
our
climate.
This
is
an
online
calculator
tool
that
individuals
can
use
to
obtain
an
estimate
of
their
household's
...
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This
resource
is
designed
to
educate
students,
through
activities
teachers
can
use,
about
the
environmental
importance
of
Lake
Ponchartrain.
The
main
goal
is
to
foster
a
sense
of
stewardship
in
students
through
learning
to
identify
environmental
issues
that
affect
the
lake,
offer
changes,
and
develop
solutions.
Although
the
resource
deals
with
the
Lake
Ponchartrain
Basin,
the
activities
are
applicable
...
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Users
can
read
and
view
pictures
as
part
of
a
discussion
of
the
positive
and
negative
impacts
of
dam
building
on
the
streams,
rivers,
and
watersheds
in
the
United
States
and
in
Egypt.
Conservation
measures
intended
to
increase
the
availability
of
water
for
fish
and
wildlife
are
outlined,
and
a
link
to
the
Dam
and
Reservoir
Impact
and
Information
Archive
is
provided.
This
archive
is
an
extensive
collection
...
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Grade level:
Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), General public

This
very
interactive
site
uses
a
variety
of
games
to
explore
ocean
related
subjects.
The
games
cover
such
topics
as
tidal
zones,
deep
ocean
species,
ocean
currents,
general
animal
life
of
the
ocean,
symbiotic
relationships,
water
pressure,
human
impact
on
ecosystems,
and
the
habitats
found
at
the
South
Pole
and
along
the
California
coastline.
There
are
help
tabs
added
to
the
games
called
"Species
...
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In
this
investigation,
students
examine
Monterey
Bay
National
Marine
Sanctuary.
After
becoming
familiar
with
a
bathymetric/topographic
map
of
the
area,
students
select
a
transect
along
the
seafloor
to
study
some
of
the
geological,
biological,
and
physical
features
that
are
present.
In
this
activity
students
use
a
bathymetric/topographic
map
as
a
tool
for
recognizing
geobiological
features
of
the
sanctuary,
...
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This
clearinghouse-style
site
from
the
Environmental
Literacy
Councilprovides
links
to
information,
articles
and
educational
materials
on
several
environmental
subjects,
including
water.
The
water-specific
segment
features
information
on
topics
ranging
from
hydroelectric
power
to
eutrophication
to
rogue
waves.
The
articles
featured
cover
scientific
and
social
aspects
of
water.
The
Teaching
Water
segment
...
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Grade level:
High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional, Informal, General public

This
site
is
specifically
designed
for
teachers,
and
in
addition
to
a
collection
of
activities,
provides
links
to
various
sites
with
water
information.
These
include
other
Environment
Canada
sites,
other
Federal
Departments
in
Canada,
Provincial
Governments,
Agencies,
colleges
and
universities,
and
International
Organizations.
The
site
also
offers
publications
that
can
be
obtained
free
of
charge
using
...
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A
team
of
scientists
from
the
Virginia
Institute
of
Marine
Science
(VIMS)
is
studying
the
presence
of
persistent
organic
pollutants
(POPs)
in
the
Antarctic.
During
January
and
February
2002
an
educator
travelled
there
to
participate
in
the
study,
and
posted
daily
reports.
In
addition,
this
site
contains
learning
activities
that
you
can
use
to
find
out
how
scientists
think
and
work.
These
include
research
...
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BASINS
is
a
multipurpose
environmental
analysis
system
for
use
by
regional,
state,
and
local
agencies
in
performing
watershed
and
water
quality
based
studies.
This
new
software
makes
it
possible
to
quickly
assess
large
amounts
of
point
source
and
nonpoint
source
data
in
a
format
that
is
easy
to
use
and
understand.
Installed
on
a
personal
computer,
BASINS
allows
the
user
to
assess
water
quality
at
...
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Grade level:
High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional, General public

This is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) sponsored website that includes a variety of resources for educators and students. Experiments for students and teachers are categorized by grade level. Resources to support student report writing include field reports and photographs.
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